Buffalo, N.Y. - The Le Moyne College women's soccer team were defeated in its final non-conference game of the season on Wednesday afternoon.Â
The Dolphins made two changes from their starting lineup against Binghamton, which saw a season debut for sophomore goalkeeper
Ainsley Napolitano (Andover, Mass./Andover) and a return to the starting XI for freshman outside back
Mallory Pietrzak (Rochester, N.Y./Penfield).
Within the first two minutes of action, Napolitano was called into action making her first save of the game. Canisius scored their first goal of the game five minutes later as junior defender Meghan Heath scored off of a corner taken by senior defender Erin Weir. Just over a minute after, the Golden Griffins would add their second goal scored by sophomore midfielder Jessica Whitaker.
Le Moyne made their first change of the game in the 11
th minute that saw freshman midfielder
Sara Ullman (Washington D.C./Bethesda-Chevy Chase) make an early appearance off the bench. Sophomore defender
Maria Komala (Warsaw, Poland/Notre Dame College) entered the game eleven minutes after Ullman in the 22
nd minute.
Canisius came close to adding its third goal of the game, hitting the crossbar in the 25
th minute of play before making seven changes to its lineup. In the ensuing minutes of action, Napolitano added two saves to her tally. Le Moyne made its third change of the game as freshman forward
Nicole Calle (Providence, R.I./Cumberland) entered the match in the 32
nd minute. Freshman midfielder
Ajla Ikeljic (Utica, N.Y./Frankfurt-Schuyler) and fifth year midfielder
Jenicah Brown (Cortland, N.Y./Cortland/Cazenovia) were brought on for the 'Phins late into the 1
st half. Canisius added its third goal of the game just before the end of the half scored by freshman forward Azaria Fagan and assisted by graduate student Alicia Zamora.
The Golden Griffins scored their fourth goal of the contest in the 52
nd minute scored by junior forward Mia Iacona and assisted by senior defender Sophia Konstantinou and Weir. Canisius added their fifth goal one minute later scored by senior forward Madeline Weltin and assisted by Weir, her third assist of the game.
Sophomore forward
Hope Adigun (Clay, N.Y./Liverpool) made her fourth appearance of the season for the Dolphins in the 62
nd minute of the game. Freshman forward
Alivia Day (Rochester, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta) and redshirt freshman
Logan Cookinham (Poland, N.Y./Poland) entered the game for the first time within the following minutes of play. Freshman defender
Raeny Thompson (Syracuse, N.Y./Cazenovia) also provided minutes off the bench for the 'Phins.
Le Moyne will begin conference play this Sunday as Mercyhurst revisits Ted Grant Field. Kickoff is scheduled to begin at 3:00 P.M.
